Ylläs, or Yllästunturi in Finnish, is a 718-metre high fell in the municipality of Kolari in Lapland Province of Finland. There are two villages near Ylläs: Äkäslompolo on the north side and Ylläsjärvi in the south. YLLÄS JAZZ BLUES They are connected by an 11 km road, around the side of the fell. Both villages […]
Faced with the need to increase the numbers of passengers travelling to the island, Allen Chastenet, the then Vice President of Air Jamaica envisioned an event that would solve his by encouraging visitors to come to Jamaica. Enlisting the support of well established and experienced producer Walter Elmore, he put together a team and in November […]
What began as a weekend of outdoor jazz in Major’s Hill Park back in 1980 has evolved into one of the National Capital Region’s most highly anticipated musical events of both summer (Ottawa Jazz Festival) and winter (Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest). The Ottawa Jazz Festival was founded in 1980 by local musicians Bob Misener and […]
North Carolina Jazz Festival (NCJF) was started in 1980 by Dr. Harry VanVelsor, a local dermatologist and consummate jazz lover. Harry’s devotion to Dixieland and Traditional style jazz greatly influenced the structure of this new event in Wilmington. North Carolina Jazz Festival Over the years the greatest of Traditional Jazz artists have brought their musical […]
PDX Jazz, a non-profit cultural arts organization founded in 2003 in partnership with Travel Portland, produces the annual Portland Jazz Festival. The organization’s mission is to inspire, educate and develop future jazz audiences for generations to come. Portland Jazz Festival The Portland Jazz Festival is a multi-venue series of jazz events presented each February within […]
The San Joaquin Valley Jazz Festival was founded in 1989 by trumpeter and educator, Paul Shaghoian. After being held at the D&D Ranch in Madera California, it was moved to San Joaquin Memorial High and later to Buchanan High School in Clovis California. Paul Shaghoian passed away and since that time the festival has been […]
Dubai is the most populous city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the second largest emirate by territorial size after the capital, Abu Dhabi. Dubai is located on the southeast coast of the Arabian Gulf and is one of the seven emirates that make up the country. How it started The management […]
